Football

50. "I don't think I've been asked this many questions since my mother caught me drinking in high school." - Don Strock after winning his first game as Dolphins quarterback in 1976 49. "I need this like I need another knee operation." - Dick Anderson after being named NFLPA president in 1975. 48. "I'm the idiot that hired all the geniuses." - Former owner Joe Robbie after the team's fifth Super Bowl (two wins, three losses) in 1985 47. "It was always banging into things, knocking things over, and he was the kind of dog [that] if he ran away I knew he would come back." - Don Shula on why he named his collie puppy...

Caleb Sturgis kicked his third field goal of the game with 1:57 to play as the Miami Dolphins rallied past the one-dimensional New York Jets 16-13 Monday night in East Rutherford, N.J., to keep their playoff hopes alive.Lamar Miller rushed for 56...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Caleb Sturgis' third field goal, a 26-yarder with 1:57 left, lifted the Miami Dolphins to a come-from-behind, 16-13 win over the New York Jets on Monday night at MetLife Stadium.With the win, the Dolphins (7-5) moved into a six-way...

GLASTONBURY — Donevin O'Reilly is the "Dog" of the Glastonbury football team.
Don't be alarmed. "Dog" is complimentary term.
"Dog guards the slot receiver," Glastonbury coach Scott Daniels said. "He has to be quick...

UConn lost 41-10 to Memphis Saturday. The Huskies are 2-9 overall and 1-6 in the AAC heading into the season finale Saturday at Rentschler Field vs. SMU (noon, CBS Sports Network). Memphis scored 21 points in the third quarter to turn a 13-3 halftime...

The winless team that visits Rentschler Field Saturday is in a state of flux.The SMU Mustangs lost their coach two games into the season when June Jones resigned. The program has struggled under interim coach Tom Mason, who will guide SMU through its...

Five St. Louis Rams players raised their hands during introductions before the game against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday in a show of support for the people of Ferguson and Michael Brown, who was fatally shot by a police officer on Aug. 9. The...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- With its offense struggling to put together scoring drives, the Jacksonville Jaguars turned to their defense to put some points on the board.The Jaguars used two second-half defensive scores and a late Josh Scobee field...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Of all the glaring numbers in the box score, one statistic stood out from UConn's 41-10 loss to Memphis on Saturday.
The Huskies were penalized 10 times for 115 yards. The penalties ranged from pass interference flags against defensive...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There were moments when Tim Boyle moved through the pocket like an experienced quarterback and completed passes at important moments Saturday night.The demeanor, the zip on his ball, the way he carried himself in the huddle — it was...

NEW YORK — The words came from the Jack Coffey Field press box with a full-throated fury."That spit is on you! You're a senior quarterback! Act like it!"Michael Nebrich had just thrown a lousy pass into the middle of the field picked off by...

HARTFORD — The Capital Prep/Achievement First football team completed its fourth straight unbeaten conference season — and claimed its fourth conference title in a row — by crushing Prince Tech 44-0 on Saturday in a game with playoff consequences for both...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — While UConn coach Bob Diaco was commiserating with his players in the locker room after yet another loss Saturday evening, his opponents were celebrating.Confetting was hovering above Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium and the Memphis Tigers...

Gerry Ouellette ran for a 50-yard touchdown on fourth-and-4 with 7 minutes left, propelling Bristol Eastern to a 20-18 victory against Bristol Central in a CCC Division II West game on Saturday at Muzzy Field.
Eastern finishes 7-4 and Central 7-3, the...

First quarterMemphis drove 44 yards on 13 plays on its second possession of the game, scoring on a 21-yard field goal by Jake Elliot. The Tigers moved the ball to the UConn 7 before Reuben Frank deflected a pass at the line of scrimmage. But...

Mike Nebrich threw for 423 yards and four touchdowns, including a 97-yarder to Tebucky Jones Jr. to extend an eight-point lead on Fordham's first play of the third quarter, and the Rams defeated Sacred Heart 44-22 in an FCS first-round playoff game on...

SOUTHINGTON — Southington completed an undefeated regular season Saturday and will be the top seed in the Class LL-large playoffs when the Blue Knights begin their quest to repeat as state champions next week.
Jasen Rose, Southington's offensive MVP,...